3 Favourite Smoothies & A Froothie Love Affair

As you may know if you’ve ever wandered into my kitchen, I have a little team of kitchen gadgets lining one work surface. Not piles of unused, cast aside rice cookers or similar. Oh no, these are carefully chosen and used almost every day. There’s my Magixmix, my KitchenAid and the Dualit toaster. I really believe that it something is going to last you for years you should buy well and buy to last. As they are on display and I spend most of my days loitering around the kitchen, I also think they should be easy on the eye.

There’s toast in the Dualit (of course), coleslaw, salads, chopped vegetables in the Magimix and cakes, meringues and dough in the beloved KitchenAid. Well, we have a new daily use machine in the line up. The Froothie has joined us.

The Froothie is a super power blender. I discovered green smoothies a couple of years ago when I took part in the Green Smoothie challenge with Simple Green Smoothies and I’ve drunk them ever since. As you may have noticed around here, I like cake. A LOT. I feel that some good stuff every day in my diet balances this out a bit. So, I’ve been blending smoothies for a while, but with my, ready for this? £5 Blender from Tesco. I didn’t invest much when I started in case smoothies were a fad for me.

(That pleasing moment when your nail polish matches your smoothie.)

So, I was over the moon when Froothie asked me to try their blender and join their team of UK ambassadors. I can honestly say, this machine is a beast. I had no idea how different smoothies would be when made in a power blender rather than my very basic blender. They are smooth, silky, much more like thick juices than the slightly gloopy, grainy smoothies I was used to. The children adore these juices too, it’s brilliant to see how fascinated they are with the blending process and then totally amused by the naturally nearly neon colours we’ve made. Why is it that children are happy to eat or drink anything, as long as it’s a lurid colour?!

Anyway.. Froothie, you’ve won my heart and I can’t wait to see what adventures are ahead.. Aside from the obviously amazing, totally smooth drinks and soups, my favourite points (so far) of the Froothie Optimum 9200 are:

Using ice in smoothies, it blends it like a dream.

The timer buttons, when the children are running around, I just press one button and it blends for a set time period – so handy.

The tool to press down and stray bits that are getting blended. SO useful.

The ease of cleaning. You just add some water, pop the blender on for a few seconds and you’re done.

I’ve long dreamed of a Vitamix in my kitchen, here is how the Froothie compares:

I feel I should offer some negative points to make this a balanced and fair review but I really don’t have any about the machine itself. It is, dare I say it, life changing. The only set-back of the machine is that it’s not cheap at £379 (currently on offer from £429). I have to say though, I paid a similar amount years ago for my KitchenAid and it has never failed me, even after daily use. Also, by way of comparison, in line with the chart above, the Vitamix Pro 500 is £599! I really believe that paying for quality, and in this case, something that is key to a healthier lifestyle to us, is the right choice if you’re able to.

Here are the recipes for 3 of my favourite smoothies at the moment. I’ve never been a fan of vegetables in smoothies before as in my old blender they were something like lumpy, cold soup (sorry old faithful £5 blender). In a power blender they are completely different. A great way of getting an extra portion of raw veg in before I’ve even started the day.

Beetroot Berry Burst

Beetroot in a smoothie is a fabulous way to start the day with this fruit-based breakfast smoothie

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Family Food

Prep Time2minutes

Cook Time3minutes

Total Time5minutes

Servings1

Calories280kcal

Ingredients

3small Beetrootraw, peeled

Handful of raspberriesI use frozen

1Bananapeeled

2cupsAlmond milk

Instructions

Blend until smooth.

I like to garnish with some extra frozen berries.

Nutrition Facts

Beetroot Berry Burst

Amount Per Serving

Calories 280Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g9%

Sodium 843mg35%

Potassium 1221mg35%

Total Carbohydrates 52g17%

Dietary Fiber 11g44%

Sugars 31g

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A3.1%

Vitamin C27%

Calcium63.9%

Iron12.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Are you a blender fan? How do you squeeze extra fruit and veg into your diet? Do you think smoothies cancel out cake?

Sarah x

I’m very happy to be a Froothie ambassador. That means that I am provided with a Froothie blender free of charge and I also receive a small commission if you buy a blender through my site. I am not obliged to provide a positive review though and all opinions are my own and truthful.

Search:

Comments

Wowee that machine looks like a beast! I have never heard of it but am definitely off to investigate. Those smoothies look amazing and I love your glasses – I have a soft spot for Kilner and those recycled style glasses x

We love our Froothie, it’s become a key appliance in our kitchen, for the reasons you mention. It’s quick, very powerful and not too noisy either. I love it for making custard, as an ice cream base and of course, in summer being able to freeze fresh fruit and make instant sorbets is fantastic.

Isn’t the froothie wonderful? I’m able to do so much with it that I never could in my old blender and as you say, the smoothies are so, well smooth! Love the trio of bright colours you’ve made and they all sound quite delicious.